User's Manual

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8 ACRONYMS
ABM
AIS addressed binary and safety related Message
ACK
Acknowledgment Message
AIS
Automatic Identification System
AtoN
Aids to Navigation
BBM
AIS broadcast binary message
COG
Course Over Ground
DGNSS
Differential Global Navigation Satellite System
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
DSP
Digital Signal Processor
ECS
Electronic Chart System
EPFS
Electronic Position Fix System
FATDMA
Fixed Access Time Division Multiple Access
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IMO
International Maritime Organization
MMSI
Maritime Mobile Service ID
NMEA
National Marine Electronics Association
RATDMA
Random Access Time Division Multiple Access
RF
Radio Frequency
SART
Search and Rescue Transponder
SOG
Speed Over Ground
SRM
Safety Related Message
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
TNC
Threaded Neill-Concelman Connector
TX
Transmitter
VDL
VHP Data-link Other Vessel Message
VDM
AIS VHF data-link message
VDO
AIS VHF data-link own-vessel report
VHF
Very High Frequency
VSD
Voyage Static Data
VSWR
Vertical Standing Wave Ratio
VTS
Vessel Traffic Services